To+know
81know the score — know what is happening, in the know, know your stuff The leader of the party should know the score. He or she should be well informed …
82know someone through and through — know (someone) through and through to know someone very well and know everything about them. She tried to hide her disappointment, but I know her through and through and I could tell she was upset …
83know through and through — know (someone) through and through to know someone very well and know everything about them. She tried to hide her disappointment, but I know her through and through and I could tell she was upset …
84know (something) (off) by heart — know/learn (something) (off) by heart if you know or learn something, especially a piece of writing, by heart, you know or learn it so that you can remember it perfectly. He s my favourite poet. I know several of his poems by heart …
85know — The expression you know, inserted parenthetically in a sentence in speech, sometimes has real meaning, e.g. in introducing extra information that the hearer is likely to know already, but generally it is a meaningless sentence filler like I mean …
86know how many beans make five — (informal) To be fully alert, know what s what • • • Main Entry: ↑bean know how many beans make five To be sensible and aware, to have one s wits about one • • • Main Entry: ↑know …
87know which side one's bread is buttered on — To know how to act for one s own best interests • • • Main Entry: ↑bread know which side one s bread is buttered on To be looking after one s own interests • • • Main Entry: ↑know …
88know all the answers — To be completely informed on everything, or to think one is • • • Main Entry: ↑know * * * have/know all the ˈanswers idiom (informal, often disapproving) to be confident that you know sth, especially when you actually do not • …
89know no boundaries — phrase to not be limited by physical or imaginary boundaries Electronic information knows no boundaries. Thesaurus: to not limit something, or to not be limitedsynonym Main entry: boundary * * * know no boundaries 1 : to be capable of affecting… …
90know something when you see it/one — know (something) when you see it/one : to be able to recognize or identify something immediately She knows a bargain when she sees it. I know a liar when I see one. I m not sure what I want but I ll know it when I see it. • • • Main Entry: ↑know …
